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immune checkpoint inhibitor
[ ih-myoon chek-point in-hib-i-ter ]
noun
, Immunology, Pharmacology.
- a drug that targets and blocks certain proteins produced by T cells and other immune system cells in order to minimize the proteins’ restraints on cell activity, thereby freeing those cells to kill cancer cells more effectively.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of immune checkpoint inhibitor1
First recorded in 1970–75
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